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Dutch, Australian climbers die after reaching Everest summit

Sunday, 22 May 2016, 06:30 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

A Dutch man and an Australian woman died of apparent altitude sickness while descending from the summit of Mount Everest in the first deaths this year on the world's highest mountain. Eric...

Church of Scotland votes to allow gay marriage for clergy

Saturday, 21 May 2016, 17:01 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The Church of Scotland has voted to let its ministers enter same-sex marriages — though saying it "maintains its traditional view of marriage between a man and woman." At its general...

Turkey strips immunity from lawmakers, clears way for trials

Friday, 20 May 2016, 15:29 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Turkish lawmakers on Friday approved a bill to amend the constitution to strip them of immunity, a move that paves the way for the trials of several pro-Kurdish and other legislators. When...

Buckingham Palace trespasser was convicted murderer

Friday, 20 May 2016, 13:59 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

A convicted murderer climbed over a wall and wandered the grounds of Buckingham Palace while Queen Elizabeth II was at home, British prosecutors said Friday. Dennis Hennessy, 41, pleaded guilty...

India records its hottest temperature ever amid heat wave

Friday, 20 May 2016, 10:23 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

A city in western India has set a new heat record for the country — a scorching 51 degrees Celsius (123.8 Fahrenheit). The record set Thursday in the city of Phalodi, in the western state...

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